Murielle and Mounir love each other passionately. Ever since he was a boy, the young man has been living with Doctor Pinget who provides him with a comfortable life. When Mounir and Murielle decide to marry and have children, the couple's dependence on the doctor becomes excessive. Murielle finds herself caught up in an unhealthy emotional climate that insidiously leads the family towards a tragic outcome.

With Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim, Emilie Dequenne

A film by Joachim Lafosse

starring Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim, Emilie Dequenne

- duration: 1h51
- production year: 2012
- release date France: August 22, 2012
- nationality: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland
- genre: Drama
- format: Scope
- sound format: Dolby Digital

French release date: August 22, 2012

"Joachim Lafosse paints an image of how domestic bliss turned untenable builds to a crime unforgivable in "Our Children."
- Variety

CAST
André Pinget > Niels Arestrup
Mounir > Tahar Rahim
Murielle > Emilie Dequenne
Rachida > Baya Belal
Françoise > Stéphane Bissot
Fatima > Mounia Raoui
Samir > Redouane Behache
Radiologist > Yannick Renier
Dr De Clerck > Nathalie Boutefeu

Directed by Joachim Lafosse

Screenplay by
Joachim Lafosse, Matthieu Reynaert, Thomas Bidegain

D.O.P
Jean-François Hensgens

Editing
Sophie Vercruysse

Set designer
Anna Falguères

Sound
Henri Maikoff, Ingrid Simon, Thomas Gauder

Produced by
Jacques-Henri & Olivier Bronckart, Jani Thiltges, Sylvie Pialat, Thierry Spicher

Coproduced by
Versus production, Samsa Films, Les Films du Worso, Box Productions, Prime Time, RTBF, RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse - SRG SSR)

With the help of
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles et Voo, Région Wallonne, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Belgacom TV

In association with
Arte - Cofinova

With the participation of
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral belge, BNP Paribas, Fortis Film Fund, Inver Invest, O'Brother Distribution, Canal+, Ciné +, Les Films du Losange, Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, Eurimages, Office fédéral de la Culture (DFI) - Suisse, Fonds Regio Films et la Loterie Romande, Filmcoopi, Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenn

- french distributor
Les Films du Losange

- international sales
Les Films du Losange




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Un generoso médico lleva a Bélgica a un joven marroquí a quien educa como si fuera su hijo. Cuando el joven se enamora y decide fundar una familia, su esposa se encuentra encerrada en un clima afectivo irrespirable que tendrá un desarrollo insidioso y un final trágico. Con la llegada de los hijos, la pareja se hace cada vez más dependiente del médico. El altruismo sin límites del doctor se convierte en poder.

dirección: Joachim Lafosse

país: Bélgica, Francia, Luxemburgo, Suiza

reparto: Emilie Dequenne, Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim, Stéphane Bissot, Mounia Raoui, Baya Belal, Nathalie Boutefeu

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IT
Un generoso medico soccorre in Belgio un ragazzo marocchino, crescendolo come se fosse suo figlio. Quando il ragazzo, ormai adulto, si innamora e mette su famiglia, la sua giovane sposa si trova bloccata in un clima affettivo soffocante che condurrà insidiosamente a un finale tragico. Con la nascita dei bambini, la dipendenza della coppia nei confronti del medico diventa esagerata. Il suo altruismo illimitato si trasforma in potere.

paese: Belgio, Francia, Lussemburgo, Svizzera

regia: Joachim Lafosse
durata: 114'
cast: Emilie Dequenne, Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim, Stéphane Bissot, Mounia Raoui, Baya Belal, Nathalie Boutefeu